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Saumel Roger's Italy, a Poem & Poems
Located in Middletown, NY
Rogers was determined to make it a success. He set down to enlarge and revisd the poem, commission
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19th Century English Antique Poem

Materials

Leather, Paper

c1900 Poems
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
Located in Bath, GB
A smartly bound collection of poetry from Percy Bysshe Shelley. With portrait frontispiece. A collection of poetry, including works such as: Hymn to Intellectual Beauty, Song of Pro...
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Early 1900s European Antique Poem

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Paper

Antique c1900 Poems
c1900 Poems
H 6 in W 1 in D 4 in
Poems of Robert Fergusson
Located in Middletown, NY
This is the FIRST EDITION OF ROBERT FERGUSSON'S POEMS in a very attractive binding. It presents
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Mid-18th Century Antique Poem

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Leather, Paper

Antique Poems of Robert Fergusson
Poems of Robert Fergusson
H 7.75 in W 4.25 in D 0.5 in
Dix Neuf Poèmes Élastiques
Located in Roma, IT
One of 40 copies on Hollande Van Gelder in 8° format including a second portrait of the author out of text. Rigid binding lightly wore on angles. Internal papers in perfect condition...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Poem

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Paper

The Book of Love Poem (Thirst)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Robert Indiana "The Book of Love Poem (Thirst)," 1996 Screenprint in color on A.N.W. Crestwood
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Early 1900s Antique Poem

Materials

Screen

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Seasonal Poems
Located in Hudson, NY
Four individual mounted panels of calligraphy. Each panel contains a poem inspired by one of the
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Poem

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Antique Japanese Four Panel Screen: Seasonal Poems
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Seasonal Poems
H 54.75 in W 24.75 in D 1 in
Felician Myrbach (1853-1940) Poèmes magyars
By Felician Myrbach
Located in Paris, FR
Felician Myrbach (1853-1940) Poèmes magyars, Magyar poems bears the monogram "M" on the lower left
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Poem

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Ink

Jade Plaque Inscribed with Poem, 1900
Located in Southbury, CT
This dark green (almost black) nephrite jade pendant is inscribed with a brief poem about spring
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Early 1900s Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Poem

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Jade, Silver, Copper

Antique Jade Plaque Inscribed with Poem, 1900
Jade Plaque Inscribed with Poem, 1900
W 1.56 in D 0.26 in L 2.36 in
1906 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Located in Bath, GB
, homosexuality, sadomasochism and anti-theism. Volume I: Poems & Ballads First Series; volume II: Songs Before
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Early 1900s European Antique Poem

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Paper

The Poems of William Shakespeare, Essex House Press
Located in Middletown, NY
The Poems of William Shakespeare according to the text of the original copies, including the lyrics
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Late 19th Century English Antique Poem

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Paper

Miscellaneous Poems of Jonathan Swift / Golden Cokerell Press
Located in Middletown, NY
Miscellaneous Poems of Jonathan Swift; Selected and with an introduction by R. Ellis Roberts
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Early 20th Century English Antique Poem

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Paper, Parchment Paper

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Waka Poems on Basketry Design
Located in Hudson, NY
Ribbons of 17th century calligraphy poems are mounted on an 18th century screen with a woven bamboo
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17th Century Antique Poem

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Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Bamboo with Calligraphy Poem
Located in Hudson, NY
Moon and bamboo in ink on gold paper with red and black lacquered negoro frame. (Meiji period) Calligraphy reads: Beauty in ink painting with standing woods and branches, like in par...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Poem

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Paper

Comic Poems - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1830
By George Cruikshank
Located in Roma, IT
Comic Poems ("Seven illustrated books in one volume") is an original modern rare book illustrated
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1830s Modern Antique Poem

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Paper, Etching, Woodcut

1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully illustrated and very smartly bound, limited edition of Edgar Allan Poe's works. In a lovely Bickers binding. Limited edition, numbered 14 of 150 copies printed with pr...
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1880s British Antique Poem

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Paper

"A Short Story", Important Painting & Poem, Stephen Tennant & Siegfried Sassoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painting by Stephen Tennant illustrates a short poem by his lover, Siegfried Sassoon, entitled "A Short
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1920s British Art Deco Antique Poem

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Paint

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Ink Calligraphy Poem of the Moon
Located in Hudson, NY
Poems refer to moon gazers. Ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border. Seals read: Roku-roku
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19th Century Japanese Antique Poem

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Au Souffle du Kasmin by Jeanne H. Chabal - illustrated poems
Located in Middletown, NY
author to her friend Mathilde Koehn, and a holograph poem of 4 stanzas, initialed and dated 1917. The
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Early 20th Century French Antique Poem

Materials

Leather, Paper

Les Poèmes - Original Rare Book Illustrated after Edouard Manet - 1889
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Les Poèmes is an original modern rare book written by Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, 1809 - Baltimore
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1880s Antique Poem

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Paper

Paintings of a Poem in honor of Countess Matilde - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Paintings of a Poem in honor of Countess Matilde is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The
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1860s Modern Antique Poem

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Lithograph

Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

A Myriad of Kyoka Poems - Woodcut Print by Yanagawa Shigenobu - 1830s
By Yanagawa Shigenobu
Located in Roma, IT
A Myriad of Kyoka Poems Bijinga is an original modern artwork realized by Yanagawa Shigenobu in
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19th Century Modern Antique Poem

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Woodcut

Blair, Robert 'William Blake', The Grave, a Poem - First Edition 1808
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BLAIR, Robert (William Blake). TITLE: The Grave, A Poem. PUBLISHER: London, T
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Early 1800s British Antique Poem

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Leather

"Harvest Home - Henry Alford Poem, " Color Lithograph Poster of Pumpkins & Hay
Located in Milwaukee, WI
a field with a few pumpkins and wheat. Below the image is an excerpt from a Henry Alford poem
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1920s Other Art Style Antique Poem

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Lithograph

Paintings of a Poem in honor of Countess Matilde - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Uses and Customs - Italian Sharpshooters is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History o...
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1860s Modern Antique Poem

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Lithograph

The Earthly Paradise: A Poem by William Morris in 4 Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
spines with 5 gilt-tooled raised bands the top edges gilt. The Earthly Paradise is an epic poem retelling
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Early 20th Century English Antique Poem

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Leather, Paper

Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
famous nun in old Japan and being familiar with poetry, her Waka poems on paper, and especially her hard
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem

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Paper

Antique Silk Broadside An Elegiac Poem Death of President George Washington 1800
Located in Portland, OR
President George Washington, dated 1800. A poem on the Death of President George Washington January 1
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1790s Federal Antique Poem

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Silk

ANTIQUE MARY HART SIGNED 1806 GEORGE II NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER WiTH LOVELY POEM
Located in GB
, 1806 dated needlework sampler signed by Mary Hart depicting a lovely poem I have four other versions
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Poem

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Cotton

Qing, Yongzheng Period Blue and White Poem Decoration Porcelian Fluted-Rim Plate
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Qing, Yongzheng period blue and white poem decoration porcelian fluted-rim plate
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Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

Pair of Famille Rose Antique Cylindrical Brush Pots with Two-Verse Poem
Located in Lomita, CA
well as four columns of Chinese characters in a poem. The design that encircles the pots feature
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Poem

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Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases with Painted Figures and Chinese Poems in Gold
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese porcelain vases with painted figures and Chinese poems in gold. The gilt poem
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19th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

Milton, John, Paradise Lost, A Poem in Twelve-Books, 'Third Edition, 1678'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILTON, John. TITLE: Paradise Lost. A Poem In Twelve-Books. The Third Edition. Revised
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1670s British Antique Poem

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Leather

Chinese Yixing Red Clay Teapot Poems & Bamboo Leaves Seal Mark, C 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
. The teapot is inscribed on the upper body with bamboo leaves on one side and poems on the other
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Poem

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Clay, Stoneware

Pewter Vase by Estrid Ericson for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1928 with poem, brass
By Svenskt Tenn, Estrid Ericson
Located in Stockholm, SE
engraved with a poem by Verner von Heidenstam. Stamped.
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1920s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Poem

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Brass, Pewter

"The Emerald Isle; A Poem" by Charles Phillips First Edition Published in 1812
Located in San Francisco, CA
A leather bound first edition of an epic poem titled "The Emerald Isle; A Poem" by Charles Phillips
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Early 19th Century European George III Antique Poem

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Leather, Paper

Antique Print Depicting the Personification of Charity with English Poem, C.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Charity.' Personification of Charity as a woman with three children. From 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure'. This periodical...
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1780s Antique Poem

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Paper

PH Choisy French Creamware Faïence Transferware Ecrit en Prose, Love Poem Plate
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French faïence transfer printed creamware “assiette parlante” or talking plate, produced by P&H Choisy, Seine, France – circa 1824-1836. The title, “Comment ma petite, il vous e...
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Early 19th Century French Romantic Antique Poem

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Creamware

Edgar Allan POE. The Bells & Other Poems. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY EDMUND DULAC
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: POE, Edgar Allan. TITLE: The Bells And Other Poems. PUBLISHER: London: Hodder and
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1910s British Antique Poem

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Leather

Edgar Allan Poe, 'Edmund Dulac', The Bells & Other Poems. 1ST TRADE EDITION 1912
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: POE, Edgar Allan ( Edmund Dulac ). Title: The Bells and Other Poems. Publisher
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1910s British Antique Poem

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Leather

Katsushika Hokusai -- POEM BY BUNYA NO ASAYASU (FUMIYA NO ASAYASU) 百人一首
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849) Poem by Bunya no Asayasu (Fumiya no Asayasu), from the
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1830s Antique Poem

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Woodcut

The Dance of Life a Poem; by Wm. Combe, Th. Rowlandson illustr. - FIRST ed.
Located in Middletown, NY
The Dance of Life, a Poem; by the author of "Doctor Syntax" William Combe & Thomas Rowlandson
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Early 19th Century English Antique Poem

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Gold Leaf

Large Japanese 2-Panel Byôbu 屏風 'Room Divider' with Painting of Bamboo & a Poem
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, which creates a beautiful aged patina. On the left an inscription from a ‘Zekku’ poem by the Chinese
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Poem

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Other, Silver Leaf

Yamabe-no-Akahito / One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets 百人一首絵抄
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Toyokuni-III (1786-1864) Title: Yamabe-no-Akahito 山部赤人 From Series: One Hundred Poems by One
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1840s Antique Poem

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Woodcut

Rare Part of a Poem of the Battle of Ptolemy against Alexander the Great, 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Mr. A. Alewyns dichtkundige uitbreiding over den Veldslag van Ptolomeus tegens Alexander (..)'. Antique print depicting the Battle of Ptolemy against Alexan...
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1720s Antique Poem

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Paper

1909-1910 The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Three Volumes
By Edmund Spenser
Located in Bath, GB
poem The Faerie Queene. A complete three volume set of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spencer, edited by
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Early 20th Century British Antique Poem

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Paper

Set of 6 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 6 tea bowls decorated with characters, poem and valuables. They are marked on
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19th Century Japanese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

Old Master Allegorical oil painting of “Erminia and The Shepherds”
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
depicted in the paining is drawn from “Jerusalem Delivered” (1581), an epic poem about the Crusades by
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Poem

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Canvas

Set of 11 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of 11 tea bowls decorated with characters, poem and valuables. They are marked on
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19th Century Japanese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

The Erlkönig by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, circa 1900
By Jan Toorop
Located in Blackwater, GB
circa 1900 Symbolist scene from Goethe's poem The Erlkönig, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and
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19th Century Antique Poem

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Oil, Canvas

Japanese Edo Six-Panel Silver Leaf Screen with Chinese Brush Calligraphy
Located in Rio Vista, CA
calligraphy of a poem. Squares of silver leaf with a vintage patina and calligraphy script on verso as seen in
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem

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Silver Leaf, Brass

1760 Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain'd
By John Milton
Located in Bath, GB
poems bound here in one volume. A Baskerville edition. Complete as two volumes bound in one. ESTC
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1760s European Antique Poem

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Paper

Antique 1842 English Fullarton African Rhino Rhinoceros Engraving 28"
By Oliver Goldsmith (Irish)
Located in Dayton, OH
The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good
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1840s Victorian Antique Poem

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Paper

19th Century English Mahogany Tall Case Clock
By James Ritchie
Located in Winter Park, FL
-pediment top. Colorful painted surround illustrates a tavern scene from the Robert Burns narrative poem
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Early 19th Century Scottish Regency Antique Poem

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Brass

Les Malheurs des Immortels - Rare Book illustrated by Max Ernst - 1922
By Max Ernst
Located in Roma, IT
Les Malheurs des Immortels révélés par Paul Eluard et Max Ernst. Collection of poems and prints
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1920s Modern Antique Poem

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Paper

Pair of Japanese Edo Screens Chrysanthemums Along Fence
Located in Rio Vista, CA
-427) in one of his poems: "Plucking chrysanthemums beneath the eastern fence, leisurely I caught a
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Poem

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Silver Leaf

Verse 1 through Verse 60
Located in Fairlawn, OH
the first 60 verses of the epic Persian poem “The masnavi of Leyli va Majnun (4,600 lines) is the
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Early 1600s Other Art Style Antique Poem

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Pigment

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Antique Poem For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique poem you’re looking for. Each antique poem for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, paper and animal skin. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique poem — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique poem made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique poem that is appealing in its simplicity, but Choisy-le-Roi, Felicia Hemans and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Poem?

The average selling price for an antique poem at 1stDibs is $2,046, while they’re typically $119 on the low end and $30,000 for the highest priced.